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the sound sculpture of harry bertoia


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Claude Oakland
Modern homes for the masses



"From its inception, modern architecture had a social conscience. Especially in the optimistic years after World War II, architects nationwide hoped they could build careers designing dwellings for everyman.

But almost none of them did. Many designed public housing, small tracts and homes for their friends in academe. But most whose careers remained residential ended up building primarily for the well-heeled."

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digital programmable thermostat





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"Here's a neat idea for a new television series. Let's get the public to nominate the six vilest books in the English language and in the grand finale, they get to burn them live on camera. No, we haven't come to that yet, but later this year, Channel 4 is offering us the next best thing. Demolition is a four-part series that promises as its climax the total destruction of a major piece of architecture. Or as Nick Kent, the executive producer, puts it: 'The final night of the series will see a spectacular celebratory demolition of one of the nation's nastiest eyesores.'"


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